2nd Annual Youth-Led Emergency Preparedness Day
2026-04-08 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 395 Lenox Rd., Brooklyn, NY, 11203, United States
Join us for a FREE hands-on training designed for middle & high-school students! Gain the skills to protect yourself and your community in emergencies.
What You’ll Learn:
Active Violence Immediate Response
Stop the Bleed/Situational Awareness/Escape/Evade/Attack & Defend
National Guard/Citizens Corp
Learn different types of emergencies & how to build an emergency go-bag
Emergency Planning Basics
Stay ready at home, school, and in your neighborhood
Location:
University Hospital at Downstate Alumni Auditorium
395 Lenox Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11203
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Home Care and Hospice Emergency Management Spring Forum - Part Two: Response Planning, and Resilience
2026-04-16 12:00 - 14:00
Home Care and Hospice Emergency Management Spring Forum Part Two: Response Planning, and Resilience
A Collaboration with NYC Emergency Management
Join us for a FREE virtual Home Care and Hospice Emergency Preparedness Forum. The Home Care Association of New York State (HCANYS), the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS) and the New York State Association of Health Care Providers (HCP) are conducting this Forum as part of a series of activities funded by a grant from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and administered by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR).
New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is an integral part of emergency and incident response planning and recovery in New York City. This forum will focus on the collaborative work of NYCEM’s Health & Medical Unit with city, state, and federal partners, healthcare associations, healthcare facilities, and emergency medical services partners to prepare for and respond to incidents that impact the New York City healthcare sector.
Sam de Lannoy is a Health & Medical Planning Specialist in the Health & Medical Unit at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) and serves as an ESF-8 Coordinator in the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Sam’s portfolio includes Special Medical Needs Shelters, Burn Surge Protocol, Closed POD Plan, and citywide emergency planning and response for health related – incidents. She has a background in public health and earned her Master of Public Health at Boston University School of Public Health.
Eva Cohen, Director of Regulatory and Community Affairs, HPCANYS, Carole Deyoe, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Special Programs, HCP, and Al Cardillo, President/CEO, Peter Chernack, Executive Vice President, both from HCANYS, will also provide updates on topics in emergency management affecting home care, hospice and community-based services providers.
Attendees will have the opportunity to share comments, questions or concerns on the Emergency Management Preparedness issues that face their agencies. Your participation in the open discussion following the presentations will help prioritize and shape future emergency management programming.
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NERUCA's Identify, Isolate, Inform: H5N1 Avian Flu Preparedness for Urgent Care
2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:00
Is your urgent care center ready if a patient walks in with symptoms of avian flu? This one-hour preparedness webinar will walk your team through everything you need to know — from recognizing H5N1 risk factors to implementing the right infection control steps in real time. Developed in partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and tailored specifically for the urgent care setting, this session is the first step in your site’s participation in the NYC H5N1 Mystery Patient Drill program.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the clinical presentation and epidemiological risk factors associated with Avian Influenza (H5N1) in the urgent care setting.
2. Apply the Identify, Isolate, and Inform (III) framework to triage and manage a patient presenting with symptoms consistent with a novel infectious illness.
3. Identify key infection control measures — including source control, appropriate PPE, and patient isolation protocols — relevant to urgent care operations.
4. Outline their site’s notification and escalation procedures when a suspected infectious disease case is identified.
5. Recognize gaps in current preparedness and articulate at least one action step to strengthen their site’s readiness ahead of the Mystery Patient Drill.

BP2 NYC Healthcare Coalition Meeting #3 co-hosted with the EPCOM
2026-05-12 09:00 - 12:00 | NYU Langone Health, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
Join us for the third HCC Meeting of BP2!
Cohosted by EPCOM

When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time: 9am – 12pm
Where: NYU Langone Health
7th Floor Kimmel Pavilion
550 First Ave, New York, NY 10016
Enter through the hospital entrance at 34th Street and 1st Avenue

Effective Messaging: An Emergency Management Webinar for NYC Home Care Providers
2026-05-20 13:00 - 14:00
A free Emergency Management Webinar for the NYC Home Care Sector As determined in the NYC Home Care Emergency Management Assessment Surveys conducted by HCP and HCA in 2021 and 2022 under a grant funded by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and administered by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH), Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response (OEPR), emergency communications are a general area of concern for home care providers. To address that gap, this session will highlight the importance of effective messaging for staff and patients before, during, and after an incident. Laura Ehrich, HCP’s Vice President of Operations, will provide the topic overview.
Attendees will then hear from warnings expert Dr. Michele Wood, PhD, Professor and Chair at California State University, Fullerton Department of Public Health. Dr. Wood is a risk communication scholar with expertise in alerts and warnings. She will review the social psychology of alerts and warnings, provide examples of “bad messaging”, and share the critical elements of an effective warning message in an emergency management context. This session is designed to help home care agencies of all sizes come away equipped with evidence-based guidance to improve their hazard and warning messages and better motivate people to take protective action.
The session will include time for Q&A.
This is certain to be a lively session! Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity.

Older Adult Preparedness Workshop
2026-05-26 10:00 - 15:00 | SUNY Downstate, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, United States
The Brooklyn Coalition is hosting a free, in-person event for older adults with hands-on training in various scenarios. Featuring how to prepare go bags, fire safety, emergency communications, and disaster preparedness. Lunch is also included!
See the flyer at the link below for more details and how to RSVP.

2nd Annual Dr. Michael Frogel Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Conference
2026-06-09 12:30 - 17:00
Join us for the 2nd Annual Conference co-sponsored by the National Pediatric Disaster Coalition and the Pediatric Pandemic Network Northwell Cohens Children’s hub site proudly serving Region 2.
We have four highly distinguished speakers who will educate on a variety of pediatric topics:

Nita Gupta, MD – Lessons Learned from a Real-Life Event: Patient Tracking & Family Reunification
Tona McGuire, PhD – Pediatric Disaster Management: Module 6 Disaster Mental Health, Providing for the wellbeing of victims and their caregivers
Niki Shimko, MSN, CCRN, CPN, C-NPT – Storm Surge and Small Survivors: The High-Stakes Hospital Evacuation
Avram Flamm, DO – The End of Safe Zones: What Modern Conflict Teaches Health Systems and EMS About Preparedness

For the full agenda, speaker info, CME credit info, and registration – click the link below!
